Posi­tion details

• Appli­ca­tions close: Sun­day 29 Sep­tem­ber, 2024 11:55 PM AEST
• Award/​Classification: Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Award, Reg­is­tered Nurse, Grade 5
• Salary: $103,466 to $109,165 pro rata, per annum
• Employ­ment type: Mul­ti­ple FTE — F/T & P/​Tpos
• Region: North
• Loca­tion: Flinders Island Mul­ti Purp Cnt

Dis­cov­er Tas­ma­nia — Dis­cov­er your NEW way of life.

Pri­ma­ry Health North cur­rent­ly has mul­ti­ple new­ly cre­at­ed per­ma­nent full time and part time Asso­ciate Nurse Unit Man­ag­er posi­tions avail­able across a num­ber of North­ern Tas­man­ian hos­pi­tals. These posi­tions are at Flinders Island, George Town, St Marys, Scotts­dale and Deloraine.

The role:

The Asso­ciate Nurse Unit Man­ag­er (ANUM) is an expe­ri­enced nurse who, with­in the defined area of practice:

• Works in part­ner­ship with the Nurse Unit Man­ag­er (NUM) and oth­er senior staff, to ensure the effi­cient and effec­tive pro­vi­sion of care based on best prac­tice prin­ci­ples with­in a col­lab­o­ra­tive and mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary framework. 
• Assists the NUM with the plan­ning and man­age­ment of staff and resources and pro­vides oper­a­tional lead­er­ship through the coor­di­na­tion of the day-to-day patient care activ­i­ties, includ­ing patient flow. 

Note: — Please refer to the State­ment of Duties for all the selec­tion cri­te­ria of this posi­tion to address in your application.

We are seek­ing pas­sion­ate Asso­ciate Nurse Unit Man­agers to join mul­ti­ple dis­trict hospitals. 

1. Excit­ing new­ly cre­at­ed posi­tions at our region­al hos­pi­tals on offer to fur­ther your career path­way and increase your scope of prac­tice, skills and lead­er­ship knowledge.
2. The oppor­tu­ni­ty to work close­ly with patients and their fam­i­lies — real­ly get­ting to know them in order to pro­vide excep­tion­al health­care in a patient-cen­tred setting. 
3. Bal­ance your work/​lifestyle and immerse your­self in our rich his­to­ry and awe-inspir­ing nat­ur­al beau­ty and scenery.

Apply now and embark on an excit­ing jour­ney where your aspir­ing career AND a relaxed lifestyle con­verge seamlessly.

If you’re ready to make a change / advance your nurs­ing career and embrace a lifestyle that bal­ances pro­fes­sion­al ful­fill­ment with per­son­al well-being; then come and dis­cov­er why work­ing in Tas­ma­nia could be the dream loca­tion for you and the oppor­tu­ni­ty you’ve been look­ing for.

Why choose Tasmania?

Tas­ma­nia nur­tures a unique cul­ture and spir­it, fos­ter­ing a deep con­nec­tion with the local com­mu­ni­ty in a sup­port­ive envi­ron­ment where your con­tri­bu­tion tru­ly mat­ters. A tru­ly unique place where you can shape your career amidst the unpar­al­leled nat­ur­al beau­ty of a wel­com­ing work­place, sur­round­ed by breath­tak­ing land­scapes and a vibrant rur­al community. 

Tas­ma­nia isn’t just a place to work; it’s an amaz­ing lifestyle choice with activ­i­ties that will enrich you and your fam­i­ly’s life beyond the workplace.….picture your­self fin­ish­ing a ful­fill­ing day at work and step­ping into a world of nat­ur­al won­ders, steeped in colo­nial his­to­ry and archi­tec­ture and cul­tur­al richness:

• If the out­doors lifestyle beck­ons, Tas­ma­nia boasts exten­sive bush walk­ing, world-renowned moun­tain bike trails and pris­tine her­itage adven­tures rang­ing from hik­ing, surf­ing or enjoy­ing our awe-inspir­ing beach­es and scenery. There are mul­ti­ple stun­ning world-class Nation­al Parks and unri­valled wilder­ness; lit­er­al­ly on your doorstep.
• If indulging in exquis­ite culi­nary delights and the fresh­est seafood is more appeal­ing, then Tas­ma­nia offers many oppor­tu­ni­ties to enjoy the flavours on offer in our many award-win­ning inno­v­a­tive local restaurants. 
• We are seiz­ing on the oppor­tu­ni­ty to build a rep­u­ta­tion as a ​“bea­con” in the dark­ness with many well­ness retreats, float­ing saunas and day spa facil­i­ties emerg­ing in our pris­tine envi­ron­ments and you can reserve a room in Tas­ma­ni­a’s wilder­ness in areas such as Lake St Clair, Cra­dle Moun­tain, Lake Der­by and the Bay of Fires; to name but a few.
• Local mar­kets show­cas­ing beau­ti­ful fresh and arti­san pro­duce, craft brew­eries, dis­til­leries and bou­tique winer­ies are also locat­ed with­in an easy commute.

Details of Appointments:

All posi­tions com­menc­ing from 30 Sep­tem­ber 2024

• Mul­ti­ple per­ma­nent, full time, and part-time, shift work­er posi­tions work­ing up to 76 hours per fort­night at Flinders Island Mul­ti­pur­pose Centre.
• Mul­ti­ple per­ma­nent full time and part-time, shift work­er posi­tions work­ing up to 76 hours per fort­night at George Town Hospital.
• Mul­ti­ple per­ma­nent, full time, and part-time, shift work­er posi­tions work­ing up to 76 hours per fort­night at St Marys Com­mu­ni­ty Health Centre.
• Per­ma­nent, part time, shift work­er posi­tion work­ing 36 hours per fort­night at Delo­raine Dis­trict Hospital.
• Per­ma­nent, part time, shift work­er posi­tion work­ing 32 hours per fort­night at North East­ern Sol­diers Memo­r­i­al Hos­pi­tal, Scottsdale.

*notwith­stand­ing hours may be nego­ti­at­ed with the suc­cess­ful applicant

• Appli­cants should note that, for a peri­od of twelve months from the date of pub­li­ca­tion, this selec­tion process may be used to fill sub­se­quent or fixed term full time, part time and casu­al vacancies.

Salary: $103,446 — $109,165 pro rata, per annum. Our Employ­er 11.5% super­an­nu­a­tion con­tri­bu­tion is on top of this amount.

You’ll have access to salary pack­age a range of ben­e­fits includ­ing liv­ing expens­es up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal enter­tain­ment each FBT year + oth­er ben­e­fits if eligible.

• Access to the Grade 4 salary range $96,558 — $102,908 is sub­ject to suc­cess­ful appli­ca­tion for pro­gres­sion to Grade 4

Pay­ment of $15,000 staged over three years is avail­able for Nurs­es and Mid­wives who move to Tas­ma­nia from inter­state and remain employed full time for three years or more, on top of relo­ca­tion allowance already available.

In addi­tion, the fol­low­ing allowances cal­cu­lat­ed on the salaried incre­men­tal point may be available: 

• Post Grad­u­ate Allowance of up to 10% based on qual­i­fi­ca­tion type 
• Dis­trict Allowances of up to $4618 per annum for a fam­i­ly (This allowance applies to appoint­ments at Flinders Island)
• Remote and Rur­al Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Allowance of $3,699 per annum and an addi­tion­al salary allowance of 10% (This allowance applies to appoint­ments at Flinders Island)
• Remote and Rur­al Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Allowance of an addi­tion­al salary allowance of 4% 
• Salary range is in accor­dance with Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Agree­ment 2023 and Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Inter­im Agree­ment 2013

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty:

Suc­cess­ful appli­cants will be required to meet the essen­tial criteria:

1. Reg­is­tered with the Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board of Aus­tralia as a Reg­is­tered Nurse.

*Registration/​licences that are essen­tial require­ments of this role must remain cur­rent and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the sta­tus of these may be checked at any time dur­ing employ­ment. It is the employee’s respon­si­bil­i­ty to ensure that registration/​licences remain cur­rent and to advise the Employ­er if their cir­cum­stances change. This includes noti­fy­ing the Employ­er if a registration/​licence is revoked, can­celled or has its con­di­tions altered.

Appli­cants should note the fol­low­ing cri­te­ria are desirable:

1. Holds, or is work­ing towards, rel­e­vant post­grad­u­ate qualifications

The Head of the State Ser­vice has deter­mined that the per­son nom­i­nat­ed for this job is to sat­is­fy a pre‑employment check before tak­ing up the appoint­ment, on pro­mo­tion or trans­fer. The fol­low­ing checks are to be conducted:

1. Con­vic­tion checks in the fol­low­ing areas:

1. crimes of violence
2. sex relat­ed offences
3. seri­ous drug offences
4. crimes involv­ing dishonesty

1. Iden­ti­fi­ca­tion check
2. Dis­ci­pli­nary action in pre­vi­ous employ­ment check.

How to Apply

Apply Online. Please click the ​“Apply” but­ton at https://careers.pageuppeople.c… This ensures impor­tant ques­tions about you are answered. 

You will be prompt­ed to com­plete a 1 – 2 page appli­ca­tion out­lin­ing your expe­ri­ence, skills and knowl­edge as they relate to the attached State­ment of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a sep­a­rate state­ment address­ing the selec­tion criteria.
• All attach­ments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Ref­er­ee details are sub­mit­ted as part of the online appli­ca­tion so make sure you have the con­tact details of two ref­er­ees before applying.

Down­load the State­ment of Duties and any Asso­ci­at­ed Documents

We encour­age you to review the Appli­cant Guide, State­ment of Duties, pri­or to apply­ing for an overview of the duties, pro­gram, selec­tion process and selec­tion criteria.

State­ment of Duties

• Gener­ic Asso­ciate Nurse Unit Man­ag­er (ANUM) G5 (June 2023) CSU.PDF
• Gener­ic Asso­ciate Nurse Unit Man­ag­er (ANUM) G5 (June 2023) CSU.docx

Appli­cant Guide

• Depart­ment of Health — Appli­cant Guide June 22.pdf
• Depart­ment of Health — Appli­cant Guide June 22.docx

For more infor­ma­tion, please contact:

Damien Bai­ley
Posi­tion: Direc­tor of Nurs­ing — Delo­raine Dis­trict Hos­pi­tal
Phone: (03) 6701 2111
E‑mail: damien.​bailey@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au